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IIISTOR 


LNDlAt 


!«|U>(>«'li  »t'  til 
VUU't  to  the 
Ijovornor  <ii«'i 
IiIm  reply,  Se 
latcd  by  4;u 
troin  a  luaii 
other  hiMturl 
by  Ut'ii.  1.CWI 


TIk'.s(i  tniiiHci 
iiiiulc,  on  poor  p 
mirnipliy;  that  i 
rciui  tlicin.  Th 
Indian  ferocity 
depictoil  by  one  < 
personul  ol)serv 
that  tliis  remark 
of  Vaiulrciul  ha 
print.  Miskoun 
H8  u  narator  an(i 
Menard  is  pres 


««y^-     S^^f^--^-!^^At^i'«f^ 


(CLEVELAND,  O.,  DEC,  1871. 


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HISTORICAL  AND  ARC  IL1^:()LO(II0AL  TRACTS, 

Nl'MHKK   KIGHT. 


INDIAN  AFFAIRS  AROUND  DETROIT  IN  170(5. 


K|ii>e4-li  »f  :niNkoiinki,  aii  Ottawa 
rlil«'r  to  the  murqiiiH  Vaiidrelul, 
Kovcrnur  <ii«>iieral  ol'  Caiiatla  and 
liiM  reply,  Ncptcniber  1706.  TraiiM- 
latcd  by  4;ul.  riiarlei*  WlilttleMvy 
Iroiti  a  luaiiUMcrlpt  brouK^t  «vltli 
other  hlMturleal  paperM,  Irum  PariM 
by  <jieii.  LewlM  t.'aMN. 


Tlu'sc  tniiiH<i'i|))s  arc  m)  iH'j»W>i;t'ntIy 
iiiitdc,  on  poor  paiuM*  and  in  a  liurriod  chi- 
idiriapliy;  tliat  it  is  Irrcniciitly  difflcult  to 
read  tliciu.  Tlioy  ^ivo  a  vivid  idea  of 
Indian  ferocity,  dupli(;ily  and  cmelty, 
depictod  by  one  of  their  own  number;  from 
personal  observation.  It  is  not  known 
that  tills  remarkal)le  speech;  or  the  reply 
of  Vaudreiul  have  before  this  u])pear«'(l  in 
print.  Miskounki  (-(Ttulnly  appears  well 
HBunarator  and  a  speaker.  Tl  "  Manoir 
Menard  is  presumed  to  be  ue. ;  Quebec. 


Sl'KKOH      OK     MlSKOlIAKl,      BUOTHKR      OP 

Jkan  \jK  Bl.vnc  .\n   (Ottawa  ok    I)e- 

rKOIT,     WHO     CAME     KUOM     MACKrNAAV 
TO  TIIK  MaNOIU  MeNAKD  TO  MONSIEUU 

riiK  .VFauquisDe  Vaudueiul,  Septe.m- 
»KK2(>th,  170(5. 

My  father  ycm  will  be  surprised  by  the 
had  att'airs  that  I  am  about  to  inform  you 
of  on  the  part  of  Pesant,  and  of  Jean  Le 
Blanc  touching  what  has  passed  at  Detroit. 
I  desire  you  my  father  to  open  to  me  your 
door,  as  to  one  of  your  children,  and  listen 
to  what  I  have  to  say. 

When  I  left  Mackinaw,  my  father,  our 
old  men  did  not  expect  me  to  come  so  far 
as  this  i)lace,  hoping  you  would  be  still  at 
Montreal.  The  time  is  short  for  me  to 
return.  I  desire  you  to  be  willing  to  listen 
to  me. 

Listen — The  Ottawa  nations  who  were  at 
Detroit  the  Kikakous  the  Sinagoes  and  the 
nation  Durables  have  been  killed,  and  such 
as  have  returned  to  Mackinaw,  came  in 
tlie  greatest  distress.  It  is  the  Miamis. 
my  father,  who  have  killed  us. 

The  reason  we  were  obliged  to  tight  the 
Miamis  is,  that  having  gone  to  war 
against  the  Sioux,  a»  we  have  said  to  Sieur 


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BgaK-jjirsaa/r  .r  =r : 


THE  OTTAW^AS  ATTACK   THE   MIAMIS. 


Ill 


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Bourmont,  we  liatl  been  informed  by  a 
Potawatomie  encamped  near  tlie  tort  ot 
the  Hurons,  Ihat  the  Miamis.  who  were  at 
Detroit,  liad  resolved  to  allow  us  to  de- 
part and  march  tin-ee  days,  after  wliicii 
thev  would  attack  our  village  and  eat  our 
women  and  children.  My  father,  we 
were  unable  to  comprehcjid.  and  you 
vourself  will  be  surprised,  as  well  as  we, 
when  you  know  that  Quarante  Sous,  wlio 
was  employed  bv  Le  Sieur  La  .Clothe  to 
bring  all  the  nations  to  Detroit,  uuide  use 
of  this  i)retext,  to  give  them  wampum  i)ri- 
vately,  to  engage  them  to  destroy  us.  I 
have  not  come,  my  father,  to  lie  to  you, 
I  have  come  to  speak  the  truth.  You 
will  do  after  this  what  shall  please  you. 

We  have  learned    by    a    Puttowatomie 

n„me,l . — .^  who  married  a  Miami,  tliat 

the  Miamis  would  eat  our  villagers. 
Upon  this  news,  my  father,  the  war  chiefs 
of  three  nations  of  Ottawas  with  whom 
we  had  set  out,  held  a  council, 
and  concluded  that  we  should  not  deliber 
ate  upon  an  attair  of  this  consequence 
without  the  consent  of  Pesant  and  of 
Jean  Le  Blanc,  who  are  their  princii)al 
chiefs,  and  who  were  sent  for  at  once. 
Le  Pesant  and  Jean  Le  Blanc,  after  having 

heard    the    news    told  us  by  the , 

concluded  by  stamjMng  his  foot,  that  since 
the  Miamis  had  resolved  to  kill  and  boil 
us,  it  was  necessary  to  forestall  them. 

When  Pesant  had  said  it  was  necessary 
to  strike,  we  soon  saw,  and  Jean  Le  Blanc 
first  of  us  all,  that  he  was  going  to  do  a 
wicked  thing,  but  no  person  dared  con- 
tradict him,  on  account  of  his  influence 
and  because  we  should  then  have  made 
ourselves  contemptible,  in  the  eyes  of  the 
young  men.  My  father;  my  brother  and 
myself  inquired  what  Pesant  thought,  of 
striking  while  our  people  were  divided. 
Some  were  at  war  with  the  Hurons,  some 
at  Montreal,  and  what  would  the  com- 
mandant at  Detroit  say  if  we  stmck  at  his 
gate. 

We  said  thus  to  Pesant,  but  he  would 
not  listen.  It  is  he,  my  father,  who  has 
caused  all  the  misfortunes  that  have  hap- 
pened. 

Jean  Le  Blanc,  ray  father,  would  have 
come  with  me  l)ut  being  stripped  of  every- 
thing, and  not  daring  to  come  as  a  malefac- 
tor he  told  me  to  come,  and  know  your 
mind.  He  would  have  come,  my  father, 
but  according  to  our  custom  during  all  the 
time  we  were  at  war,  being  at  Detroit ;  he 
had  given  the  Sieur  Bourmont  all  that 
we  had,  thinking  it  more  safe  there,  than 
in  our  fort,  and  in  consequence  of  the 


misfortunes  that  have  happened,  since  our 
departure  to  war  with  the  Sioux,  it  re- 
mains there,  and  all  I  can  do  is  to  otlor 
you  this  wam])um,  on  the  paii  of  my  na- 
tion, which  is  all  I  have,  and  have  taken 
this  from  my  ])ouch. 

According  to  ourresolutiim,  we  resumed 
the  way  to  our  fort,  and  as  we  approached 
the  fort  of  the  Hurons,  w<'  found  eight 
Miami  Chiefs,  whowere  going  there  to  a 
feast. 

As  we  met  them  i'esant  said,  behold 
our  enemies.  These  are  the  men  whieli 
wish  to  kill  us.  S'mve  there  are  the  lead- 
ers, it  is  necessary  to  ritl  ourselves  of  them, 
and  thereupon  made  a  cry  as  a  signal,  en- 
couraging us  to  let  none  of  them  escape. 
At  the  first  cry  no  jierson  moved,  hut 
Pesant  having  nuide  a  second,  as  we 
marched  along  on  each  side  of  the  way, 
and  as  we  were  in  the  midst,  we  fired  ;anti 
none  of  them  saved  themselves  but  Pania- 
kona,  who  escaped  to  the  French  fort. 

1  dare  tell  you  one  thing,  that  1  have 
never  said  before,  and  it  is,  that  he  is  a 
strong  friend  of  mine.  I  made  a  signal 
to  him  before  the  diKcharge  to  withdraw, 
and  it  is  thus  he  was  saved. 

After  those  were  killed,  our  young  men 
rose  to  take  .such  as  might  remain  in  the 
lodges,  and  as  LePesant  and  Jean  Le- 
Blanc  could  not  go  as  fast  as  the  others,  I 
was  one  of  the  first  to  reach  there,  but  to 
I)revent  this  some  one  forced  me  between 
the  French  and  our  people. 

The  Miamis  being  camped  near  their 
fort  when  I  arrived  I  found  tlu;  Miamis 
had  withdrawn  into  the  fort  of  the 
French,  and  one  of  our  young  men,  a 
chief,  liad  been  killed,  and  that  (mr  youth 
in  desjiair  on  account  of  bis  death,  resolved 
to  burn  the  Fort.  I  threw  myself  in  the 
midst  of  them,  and  many  times  auatchcd 
the  burning  arrows  repeatedly  imploring 
them  with  vehemence,  not  to  do  the  French 
any  injury,  for  they  were  not 
connected  with  the  quarrel  we  had  with 
the  Miamis. 

I  heard  during  this  time  a  voice  cried 
there  is  a  Blac-k  Robe  (a  priest)  and  I 
saw  my  brother  sending  the  PereRecolet  in- 
to the  Fort,  having  not  harmed  him,  and 
having  desired  him  to  .say  to  Sieur  Bour- 
mont, that  he  should  not  fire  upon  us,  nor 
give  any  ammunition  to  the  Miamis,  but 
put  them  out  of  the  fort  and  leave  us  alone. 

We  had  not  known,  my  father,  that  a 
Pere  Recolet  and  the  French  soldiers,  had 
been  killed,  but  the  next  day  tho.se  who 
had  fired  upon  them,  not  being  (illegible) 
then  1  blamed  my  brother  very  much,  that 


he  had  not  detain 
the  soldiers;  who 
tliey  would  be  nu 
fort,  on  account 
our  young  men,  l 
lliat  we  had  lost. 

The  next  day, 
took  a  flag  that  y 
insisted  on  spea 
mont,  desiring  hi 
iirouiid,  to  give 
jKMtunity  to  ex|)li 
reply  for  us,  b 
Foret,  whom 
curly  in  the  spriii 
live  Canoes  when 
sons.  Seeing  be 
us,  we  were  oblij 
nifilit  our  young" 
tlie  I'ort.  Our  ol 
iind  to  prevent  tl 
days  in  council. 

After  having  b 
.lean  Blanc  rose  ; 
it  is  you  wi»o  has 
what  do  you  say 
As  for  me  I  say  \ 
liave  killed  ourse 
amis  at  the  Frc 
liie  Miskowakies 
■iiiy  the  same  tliii: 

As  soon  as  the 
gone,  we  were  v 
neri!  becoming  ei 
were  sure  signs  ii 
tlie  Sieur  Dc;  Hot 
range  everything 
us,  referring  us  a 
the  Sieur  De  La  ] 

However  we  hi 
wished  to  fight  (i 
rtt  the  end  of  his 
tinued  some  time 
him,  and  went  w 
the  ilurons,  belie 
allies,  but  for  fea 
wnys  went  in  can 

My  father,  the 
Siiiago,  and  said 
is  a  long  time  tlui 
and  that  togetlier 
quois."  When  v 
tuall  the  nations, 
Sacs,  Sauteurs,  ] 
(.'hippewaysand  ! 

"Look  at  this  ^ 
ers,  1  take  it  out 
a  htnsj  time  our  o 
it.  Ipon  this  .sti 
ures  of  men.  Tl 
ties  much.     It  is 


INDIAN   DUPLICITY. 


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he  lifid  not  detained  the  Ileeolct  fatlier  «nd 
tliesoldierH;  who  replied  that  i»e  thouglit 
they  would  be  more  safe  there  than  in  our 
fort,  on  account  of  tlie  irritation  among 
our  young  men,  lor  tlie  deatli  of  two  chiefs 
Ihiit  we  had  lost. 

Tlie  next  day,  my  father,  my  brotlier 
tooli  a  Hag  that  you  had  given  him,  and 
insisted  on  speaking  to  Monsieur  liour- 
luont,  desirinjjj  him,  our  arms  reversed  all 
around,  to  give  us  Missionaries,  an  op- 
portunity to  ex]>lain.  He  said  he  had  no 
reply  for  us,  hut  that  the  Sietir  De  La 
Porct,  whom  lie  had  expected 
curly  in  the  spring,  would  soon  arrive  with 
live  canoes  wiicn  we  could  give  our  rea- 
sons. Seeing  he  did  not  wish  to  listen  to 
lb,  we  were  obliged  to  return  ;  and  that 
nijrlit  our  young  men  determined  to  burn 
the  fort.  Our  old  men  were  embarrassed, 
and  to  prevent  them  passed  three  entire 
(lays  in  council. 

\fler  having  been  three  days  in  council 
.lean  Blanc  rose  and  said  to  Pesant,  "since 
it  i.H  you  who  has  caused  all  this  difflculty 
what  do  you  say  y  what  do  you  think  y**' 
As  for  me  I  say  we  are  dead,  and  that  we 
iiave  killed  ourselves  by  striking  the  Mi- 
aniis  at  the  French  stockade.  In  turn 
llic  Miskowakies  and  the  Sinagoes  will 
<ay  the  same  thing. 

As  .soon  as  the  Sieur  De  Tonty  was 
gone,  we  were  well  agreed  that '  all'airs 
were  becoming  embroiled,  of  which  there 
were  sure  signs  in  this  bust  matter  -,  since 
tlie  Sieur  Dc;  Bourmont  being  able  to  ar- 
range everything  did  not  wish  to  listen  to 
us,  referring  us  always  to  the  arrival  of 
the  Sieur  I)e  La  Foret. 

However  we  had  certain  signs  that  he 
wislu'd  to  tight  (illegible)  for  he  |)Ut  swords 
at  the  end  of  his  pike  staves.  \Vc  con- 
tinued some  time  to  have  parleys  with 
liini,  and  went  without  fear  to  tlie  fort  of 
tiie  ilurons,  believing  that  they  were  our 
allies,  but  for  fear  of  the  Miamis  we  al- 
ways went  in  canoes. 

My  father,  the  Hurcits  called  the  Ottawa 
Sinago,  and  said  to  him,  "my  brothers  it 
is  a  long  time  that  we  have  been  brothers, 
and  that  togetiier  we  have  fought  the  Iro- 
quois." When  we  speak  to  you  we  speak 
to  all  the  nations,  "Outawase,"  (Ottawa.s,) 
Sues,  Sauteurs,  Poutawatanues,  Saukies, 
Chippeways  and  .Mississaugies. 

"Look  at  this  string  of  Iteads,  my  hroth- 
ers,  1  take  it  out  for  you  to  look  at.  it  is 
a  loii!^  time  our  old  men  have  preserved 
it,  tpon  this  string  there  is  .seen  the  fig- 
ures of  men.  This  string  (or  belt)  wignl- 
ties  much.     It  is  never  shown    unless   we 


give  life  or  death  to  those  to  whom  we 
speak.  I  return  it,  and  say  to  you  on  the 
part  of  the  French,  that  he  wishes  you  to 
meet  him  at  the  feast.  It  will  not  be  In 
the  lodges,  for  you  might  thus  have  aj)- 
prehensions,  but  it  will  be  near  this  spot, 
on  the  prairie,  where  the  Frencl;  flag  will 
be  planted,  and  there  you  will  come  to  the 
feast." 

On  the  morrow  the  day  of  tlie  fe»i8t, 
we  were  to  have,  Jean  Le  Blanc 
having  his  garden,  near  the 
place  where  the  French  flag  was 
l)lanted,  was  walking  there  and  saw  a 
number  of  the  French  bring  wheat  and 
throw  it  upon  a  sail  cloth,  spread  out  upon 
the  prairie.  The  Huron  women  did  the 
.same,  and  brought  the  wheat  and  poured  it 
u|)on  the  cloth.  Then  my  brother  thought 
the  Hurons  had  spoken  tmly,  and  that  we 
should  have  a  good  time,  nevertheless 
being  with  Pesant  they  reflected,  that  the 
French  had  never  been  willing  to  speak 
to  them. 

It  might  be  that  under  the  name  of  this 
feast,  the  Hurons  would  betray  them,  and 
give  the  Miamis  the  opportunity  of  attack- 
ing them,  while  their  women  and  children 
were  gone  to  fetch  the  wheat.  They  re- 
solved to  .send  out  scouts  for  discovery  in 
the  woods,  and  four  young  men  departed, 
who  returned  and  said,  they  saw  many 
ways  which  led  into  the  depths  of  the 
forest,  and  seemed  to  encircle  those  which 
led  to  the  wheat.  As  some  of  our  people 
had  already  departed  we  caused  them  to 
be  recalled,  seeing  clearly  it  was  a  bait 
which  they  had  spread  for  us.  We  then 
knew  it  was  a  design  of  the  French,  of 
the  Miamis,  as  also  of  the  Hurons,  as 
soon  as  we  should  leave  our  Fort  to  go  to 
the  wheat  which  was  intended  for  us  ; 
and  when  they  thought  as  we  were  very 
hungry,  we  should  enjoy  ourselves  very 
nmcii,  the  greater  part  of  the  Miamis 
and  the  Hurons,  who  were  in  the  thick 
woods,  were  to  come  to  take  the  fort,  and 
the  other  portion,  composed  of  French, 
Hurons  and  Miamis,  were  concealed  in 
the  glades  opposite  the  flag,  and  from 
lh(!nce  would  fall  on  us.  As  we  had  re- 
called all  of  our  people,  and  no  one  went 
for  the  wheat,  they  were  much  deceived 
on  their  part,  and  the  Miamis  who  were 
in  the  thick  wood,  thinking  that  we  had 
gone;  out  of  our  fort,  or  at  least  a  great 
part  of  us,  rushed  forward  with  great 
shouts  to  take  it.  Our  young  men  who 
wer(^  in  the  bastion,  having  discovered 
them  afar  ott",  we  fought  them  all  day 
with  guns,  and  lost  one  of    our  men,  who 


1    A 


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!« 


1 


i 


\: 


MIAMI8   AND  HUR0N8  ATTACK   THK   0TTAWA8. 


was  killed  by  a  woman.  In  tlie  evening 
the  Miamis  returned,  without  our  beuig 
able  to  determine  how  many  of  tiioir  peo- 
ple were  killed.  In  returnnig  they  met 
Katallbou  and  his  brotiier,  whom  tliey 
killed  and  scalped. 

The  Miamis  in  attacking  our  fort  took 
the  precaution  to  form  two  (•omi)anieH, 
and  one  of  them  came  along  the  water, 
where  they  threw  away  such  of  our  caiuM-s 
as  they  found,  for  the  purpose  of  depriving 
us  of  the  means  of  escape. 

The  next  day,  my  fatlier,  we  were  con- 
vinced that  the  Hurons  had  joined  the 
Miamis.  They  came  together  to  attack 
us  at  our  fort,  and  this  day  more  of  the 
Miamis  were  killed,  than  the  day  before. 
They  returned  again  the  next  day.  We 
attacked  the  Hurons,  who  undertook  to 
overwhelm  us  with  injuries.  We  had  so 
little  powder  we  dare  not  fire,  thougli  we 
had  some.  They  took  new  life  since 
Onontio  had  abandoned  (MS8.  not  legible 
here). 

Cletart,  the  brother  of  Quarante  Sous, 
said  then  that  our  young  men,  indignant 
at  the  injuries  that  the  Hurons  had  done 
us,  should  make  a  sortie,  and  we  fought 
against  them  and  the  Miamis,  a  long  time 
out  of  the  fort  The  Hurons  held  their 
ground,  but  the  Miamis  fled,  altiiough 
there  were  400  of  them. 

On  this  day  one  of  our  peoi)le  who  had 
been  at  war  with  the  Hurons  at  the  (not 
legible),  arrived  at  our  fort,  and  said  that 
all  the  others  who  had  started  with  him 
and  had  returned,  were  bound  in  the 
French  fort ;  that  the  Hurons  had  bound 
them,  and  that  they  had  sent  him  to  let  us 
know  of  it;  that  two  of  our  war  allies  of 
the  Hurons  were  prisoners  in  their  fort, 
and  that  the  rest  had  been  taken  to  the 
French  fort,  for  what  reason  we  did  not 
know. 

The  next  day  the  Hurons  and  Miamis 
came  again  and  attacked  our  fort.  They 
had  apparently  lost  some  person  of  con- 
sideration among  them.  They  shot  be- 
fore they  left  one  of  tlieir  prisoners,  who 
was  one  of  our  allies. 

Some  time  after  the  Hurons  (Wyandots) 
sent  for  tlie  relatives  of  those  who  were 
confined  in  the  Frencli  fort,  saying  that 
they  well  remembered  what  we  had  done 
to  them,  and  that  it  was  by  way  of  reprisal 
that  they  had  bound  our  people,  but  that 
they  did  not  wish  to  kill  them.  We  had 
but  to  come  and  cover  them  according  to 
custom.  We  caused  some  to  carry  blan- 
kets thither,  and  tliey  told  us  to  come  and 
cover  them  to-morrow  (MS8.  defective,) 


we  observing  a  place  at  the  gate  of  tlic 
Frencii  fort  where  the  cannon  was,  aiul 
wiiere  they  placed  |)ol('s. 

TIht  ordered  us  to  bring  presents  tlicii, 
ac(!or(ling  to  the  favors  they  were  grant 
ing  us.  Our  people,  lu'lievlng  theiii  to 
act  in  good  faith,  returned,  and  each  one 
exiiau.sted  their  goods  an»l  carried  them, 
»'ven  to  the  l)ea(ls  of  our  cliildren. 

Scarcely  liad  Ave  put  on  I  lie  poles  (or 
pickets)  ten  i)le(es  of  jMtrcelaiii  heads, 
twenty  kettles,  two  packs  of  JJeaver,  and 
all  tiiat  we  had  brought,  when  Quarante 
Sous  gave  his  hand  to  Jean  Blanc.  At 
tills  moment  Jean  Blanc  received  a  shot, 
and  at  tlie  same  time  a  discliarge  was 
made  from  the  fort,  upon  us,  wiio  beini; 
there  in  good  faitii,  were  witiiout  amis, 
relying  ujion  liie  sincerity  of  the  French, 
and  were  obliged  to  lly.  The  Hurons  aiitl 
the  Miamis  jiaving  made  a  sortie,  those 
of  our  people  who  remained  in  the  fort 
came  to  the  assistance  of  those  who  Hed, 
and  the  remainder  of  the  day  was  jiassed 
in  fighting  on  both  sides.  We  lost  intiiis 
treachery, two  men,  killed  at  the  discharge 
from  the  French  fort,  and  five  woiiii  i  ,. 
The  la.st  .stroke  which  the  Miamies  have 
given  us,  my  father,  was  done  at  our 
homes  l)v  tlieir  young  men.  There  they 
killed  a  "woman  and  took  another  prisoner, 
and  as  we  sent  after  them  to  know  what 
they  would  do  with  her,  our  people  heard 
cries  in  the  French  Fort  where  tliej 
were  burning  her. 

The  exhau.stion  of  war  and  hunger,  ob- 
liged our  people  to  send  (not  legible) 
one  of  our  chiefs  to  speak  to  the  Ouyatu- 
nons.  Heretofore  theOuyatanons  (a  tribe 
on  the  waters  of  the  Wabash,  a  Miami 
tribe)  had  danced  with  him  the  caluniet 
of  peace.  Our  people  employed  this  man 
to  speak  to  the  Miamis.  He  .said,  my 
father,  the  Ouyatanons  had  treated  us  a^ 
.sons  in  dancing  this  calumet,  and  also  "I 
am  astonished  that  you  remain  so  long  to 
kill  us  at  our  pali.sades.  Art  thou  not 
wrong  in  killing  us,  and  dost  not  tiioii 
kill  thyself  also,  bast  fhou  no  i)lty  on  tliy 
young  men." 

An  Ouyatanon  replied  "that  it  was  not 
his  tribe  who  had  done  that,  but  it  was 
the  Hurons  and  the  French  who  wislied  to 
oblige  them  to  remain  until  the  Ottawas 
should  iierish  in  their  fort  by  hunger,''  and 
the  Ouyatanon^  'cased  to  speak.  Haviiii; 
deternrined  to  return  the  slaves,  we 
sej)arated.  Two  of  our  people  were  given 
to  the  Ouyatanons,  two  were  given  to  the 
nation  ot  the  Crane,  Miamis,  who  arc 
of  the  river  St.  Jo.seph8;  one  was  burnt  in 


tilt' French  F'ort. 
of  Aiontache  a 
(Icalli  by  the  c 
Fori.  There  wii 
10  a  woman  of  v 
Till'  two  others, 
icslored  to  the  .> 
tiitlur  all  which 
have  recjuested  i 
account  of  all  tl 
ions  have  dime 
lliey  can  rest  rail 
■roilig  again.st  hi 
ill  Detroit,  from 
drawn  onlv  to  b 

The  two'Ottoi 
ijiven  to  the  Ouj 
(in  tiie  way  and 
say  they  were  n( 
nons.  They  re 
in  killed  and  wc 
we  have  lost  twi 
wlio  were  return 
those  th(f  llurc 
t'l-y. 

.My  father,  1  s 
■lations,  Ottowa: 
Outaganiies,  Ki( 
mini,  Hauters  an 
people  of  the  co 
Lakes,  in  short  < 
tlieir  indignatioi 
tlie  treachery  th 
desire  you  tlii(»ii 
liini.  1  desire  y 
your  thoughts,' 
same  to  (Mir  pe«» 
Iv  know  each  ot 


IlKl'liV  OF  MON 
MISKOUAKI, 
UliANC,  AN  O 
WIIO    WKUI-: 

'.'8,   1700. 

I  have  listenci 
you  have  said,  ii 
mfornied  of  wl 
could   not  fail 
your  recital. 
does  not  ap|)eai 
by  all  the  nalioi 
your  brother,  Jt 
my  mind,  and 
Mackinaw,  inte: 
is  only    the  arr: 
has  given  vou  a 


*■*  •'■l*rt*>* .  ^»lfv^'^' 


RKPLY   OF  THE   MARQUIS. 


jiigor,  ob- 

)t   legible) 

Ouyatii- 

lis  (a  tribe 

I    Miami 

cuiumei 

1  this  inun 

said,  my 

ited  us  Us 

ul  also  "I 

><o  long  to 

thou  not 

not  thou 

tv  on  tliv 


the  French  Fort,  another  shot,  and  the  son 
of  Aiontache  a   Mlssissiiuga    saved    from 
(Iciilli  hy    the    eonimandiint    of  a  French 
Koil,    There  was  one  of  our  men  married 
III  a  womiui  of  whom  we  have    no    news. 
Tiif  two  others.  Sieur  De  Ka   Mothe   lias 
i(s|(ired  to  the  Mississaugas.      Heliold  my 
iiillier  all  which  1  know,  and  the  old  men 
liiive  re«iuested  me  to  say  t<»  yon,    that  tin 
account  of  all  the  treachery  Hial  the    Un- 
ions have  ilone  them,  it  iswith  dilMculty  i 
ihey  can  restrain  their  young    men    from  ; 
jroiiig  against  him,  so  long  as  he   ronniins 
!it  Detroit,    from  whence  we    have    with- 
(hiiwn  (tnly  to  be  hss  exposed. 

The  tw()  Ottowas,  my  father,  who  were 
jfiven  to  the  Ouyutannos  .saved  iheniselves 
on  the  way  and  came  to  n'.join  us.  Tiiey 
say  Ihey  were  not  mi.sused  hy  the  Ouyata- 
iions.  '  They  report  that  the  iVIianiis  have 
in  killed  and  wounded  fifty  persons;  and 
we  have  lost  twenty-six,  including  Iho-se 
Nvlio  were  returned"  from  tin;  war,  and 
those  the  ilurons  hound  thnaigh  trea<;h- 
cry. 

.My  father,  1  speak  in  the  nanu'  of  all 
■lations,  Ottowas,  Poutawotomies,  Saukis, 
Outagamies,  Kickapous,  Quinepigs,  Mata- 
mini,  Sauters  and  Mississaugas,  all  Ihe 
|)eople  of  the  county  bordering  upon  llie 
hakes,  in  short  of  all  (mr  allij-s,  and  of 
their  indignatiim  again.st  the  llurons  for 
the  treachery  they  have  lUme  us.  They 
desire  you  through  me  to  allow  us  to  fight 
him.  1  desire  you,  my  father,  to  tell  nw 
your  thoughts,"  .so  that  I  may  rejiort  the 
"same  to  our  jiettple,  and  that  we  may  fi.l- 
Iv  know  each  other's  wishes. 


IIKI'KY  OF  MONMICIK  DK  V.MMJHEt'II.  TO 
MISKOIIAKI,  nltOTIlKU  OK  .IK.\N  I.K 
l»li.\NC,  AN  Ori'OWA  cniKF  OK  THOSE 
WHO     WKUK      AT      DKTUoIt,     SKP-rKMUKK 

•iH,   1700. 

1  have  listened  t|Uietly  Miskouaki  to  all 
yon  have  said,  and  although  1  am  already 
mfornu'd  of  what  has  pass«'d  at  Detroit, 
could  not  fail  to  he  greatly  surprised  hy 
your  I'ecital.  I  do  not  reply,  because  it 
does  not  apjiear  to  me  that  you  are  sent 
by  all  the  niitiinis,  as  you  say:  but  «)nly  by 
your  brother,  Jean  Le  Blanc  to  pre-oocupy 
my  mind,  and  for  this  purpose  you  left 
Mackinaw,  intentling  to  remain  here.  It 
is  only  the  arrival  of  your  brother  that 
has  given  you  a  desire  to  return. 


However  that  may  be,  I  am  not  sorrj'  to 
have  seen  you,  and  am  glad  to  hear  wnat 
you  have  said,  touching  the  ctrnduct  of 
your  iirother. 

Vou  wish  to  kn(»w  my  thoughts  Mis- 
kuouaki,  y(m  (h'sire  me  to  give  them  to 
you.  Listen  to  me  well,  1  am  a  good 
father,  and  so  long  as  my  children  listen 
to  my  voice,  no  evil  will  happ<)n  to 
tiiem."  Vou  have  jiroofs  of  this  in 
what  happened  at  Detroit,  and  if  Le  Pes- 
ant  and  Jean  liC  Blanc,  had  not  under- 
taken anything  without  knowing  my 
wishes,  you  would  not  have  attacked  the 
Miamis.  Ycm  would  not  have  killed 
of  nnne,  and  you  would  not  have  been 
in  the  distress  "imd  udsery  where  you  are 
now. 

We  have  l.^'cn  killed  Miskouaki,  and 
until  1  see  all  the  nations  whom  I  have 
always  regarded  as  my  children,  come 
liere,"  recognize  their  fault  and  askjiardon, 
I  cannot  IVirget  that  1  have  lost  at  Detroit 
a  nnssionary  and  a  soldier,  who  are  of 
value  among  u.s. 

This  is  what  you  can  say  to  your 
brother  and  to  airthe  nations,  when  you 
arrive  there,  i  have  seen  and  examined 
the  speech  you  have  delivered.  As  you 
iiave  yourself  said  that  the  la-It  you  drew 
from  your  pouch,  was  not  given  you  by 
your  people  when  y(.  Ouparted,  1  return 
it  to  you,  and  (hino't  i< .  c;ve  it, not  because 
I  des])ise  it  as  coming  ; ;  om  you,  but  be- 
cause I  caniuil  reply  tt>  it,  since  it  does  not 
come  directly  from  them,  and  I  am  pleased 
to  return  it  to  you  as  a  tlung  that  belongs 
to  you,  that  you  may  use  it  to 
acconimodate  the  l')ad  atlairs  which  might 
happen. 

In  regard  to  what  has  |)assed  at  Detroit, 
I  say  to  all  your  jieoplc  that  I  stoj)  tlx' 
tonmhaw  k,  and  i^rohibit  th<!ni  from  going 
to  war,eithcr  with  the  llurons  or  Miamis, 
or  any  one  el.se,  and  order  them  to  re- 
main stri<tly  on  the  defensive,  until  I  am 
better  informed.  As  to  other  matters,  1 
expect  news  daily  from  M.  De  La  Mothe, 
and  during  the  winter  I  shall  examine  all 
you  have  said,  and  that  which  he  shall 
advi.se,  in  order  to  be 
affairs. 

If  the  recital  you  have 
as  a  conse(iuence  of  the 
things,  you  cannot  move  aside  very  far  in 
hunting' this  winter.  Your  people  wifl  be 
able  to  come  here  early  in  the  spring, 
with  the  Frenchmen  (  leave  above;  to 
know  my  thoughts. 

This  is  what  they  should  have  done  this 
year,  and  not  to  have  sent  you  alone,  and 


able   to  regulate 

nuule  us  is  true, 
present    state    of 


* 


lu^ 


e 


A   REPRIMAND. 


m 


k 


!?; 


without  holts  on  tlu;  part  of  all  the  na- 
tions. It  is  not  bcadH,  Miskoukai,  tliat  T 
demand,  ncitlier  presents  wliere  ni 
eliildren  hav(!  dlHoiieyed,  and  done  mik 
wrongs  as  you  have.  Tlie  blood 
of  Frenchinen  is  not  paid  by  beuver 
sltins. 

It  is  eonstunl  reiiancte  in  my  goodness 
tliat  I  demand,  a  real  repentance  of  faults 
tliey  Inive  committed,  and  entire  resigna- 
tion to  my  will.  When  your  iteople  shall 
l)e  in  this  state  of  mind,  I  will  accctmmo- 
date  everything  as  before;  but  for  this  it 
is  necessary  to  come  early  in  the  coming 
spring,  or  lit  least  a  part  of  the  chiefs.  It 
Is  necessary  tlial  they  leaii  here  all  the 
P'rench,  and  that  your  young  men  assist 
them  to  bring  down  their  furs. 

It  is  necessary  also  that  they  remain 
quietly  upon  their  n>ats,  without  going  to 
war,either  with  tlie  Ilurons  or  the  MlaniLs 
or  others,  that  they  remain  entirely  on  the 
ilefensive,  and  even  if  thev  are  attacked  at 


home,  to  be  content  until  the  coming  year 
to  defend  themselves,  and  to  come  here 
and  nuike  their  cimiplaintsto  nu>. 

These,  Miskouaki,  are  my  thoughts  and 
it  is  thus  you  can  speak  to  all  the  nations 
on  my  |)art.  I  do  not  nuike  you  presents 
for  your  brothers  nor  tin-  other  chiefs,  it 
not  bein^  natural  to  recompen.se  children 
wlien  m  a  state  of  disobedience 
like  you.  I  take  pity  however  on 
you  on  account  of  the  trouble  you  have 
l»cen  at,and  the  confidence  you  haveshown 
in  me.  I  give  you  a  blanket,  a  .shirt, 
some  trinkets,  powder  lead  and  tobacco] 
to  excite  you  to  diligence  on  your  return 
and  in  the  expectation  you  will  behave 
yourself,  in  tlie  upper  country  and  also 
that  the  father  Marest,  will  report  to  me  in 
such  a  manner  that  I  shall  have  consider- 
ation for  you  and  it  will  be  for  you  to  con- 
du(!t  yourself,  so  as  to  receive  evidences  of 
mv  goodness,  when  you  shall  return  here 
with  the  others, 


"-'-^--.WWWgSf^  • 


